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Government Pressures Jermuk Municipal Council
Jermuk community's municipal council has rejected the recommendation of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and the Marzpetaran of Vayots Dzor...Read More »
Government Official Promised to Have the Beneficiary Owners of Mines Disclosed
For years, it has been voiced that the beneficiary owners of many large mines are high-ranking officials in Armenia, while the processes of licensing and oversight over operationRead More »
Former Republican MP Reported on His Colleague based on which the Latter was Charged with Felony
"The pre-investigation has revealed that the executive director of the Youth Foundation of Armenia, serving in the position since 2010, embezzled significant amounts of money from the foundation between April 29, 2013 and May 22 2018. Read More »
Conscript with Illness Served for 1.5 Years before Being Recognized “Unfit” for Service
This decision of the Central Medical Military Committee of July 13 2017 was made as a result of inadequate diagnosis, the Committee omitted the obvious illnesses and based its decision only on some of the illnesses.Read More »
Environmentalist Sacked During Inspections at Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine
Part 1 of Article 8 specifies that the position of the head of the inspectorate is discretionary. The head of the inspectorate is appointed, dismissed, awarded, called for responsibility by the Prime Minister of Armenia...Read More »
Statement in Defense of Zarouhi Mejlumyan, Human Rights Defender and Journalist
The social media has been recently flared up over the pardon petition for Mher Yenokyan serving a life sentence. The process of the pardon is confidential, however it has leaked through unknown channels and been placed... Read More »
Newly Elected MP of “My Step” Quotes Arpineh Hovhannisyan or RPA
Around a dozen organizations working on disability rights and inclusivity have appealed to the new parliament to set up an ad hoc committee of ethics to discuss MP Sargsyan's behavior. In their statement of January 14, they claim that the attempt... Read More »
The Velvet Revolution Against “ramil safarov” and Kocharyan’s Monopoly
Let’s grab this monopoly from Kocharyan, Vigen, Vardan Oskanyan and others who depend on “ramil safarovs”. Hate speech and the “impossibility” to resolve...Read More »
We are Against the Flat Tax Regime
Flattening the tax rates will widen income inequality and contribute to social injustice. While costs to meet basic needs make up the entire or at least significant part of the income of middle income earners, for high wage earners... Read More »
The Russian Soldier is Detained in Military Base 102, According to his Attorney
"I have no comments as I haven't discussed it with my client and am not authorized to speak to any media without his consent, including to disclose his name," said Rshtuni to Epress.am...Read More »